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G. Brender à Brandis fonds. Third Accrual. – 1977-2013. – 22.5 cm of textual records.

Series 1
Graphic material. – 1995-2013. – 18 cm of graphic material.
Envelopes have been arranged alphabetically and organized into files marked with the appropriate letter.

Box 8
E.1          “Acorns”, signed, final proof. 2009.
E.2          “Afternoon”, signed, final proof. 2011.
E.3          “Angraecum scottianum”, signed, final proof. 2010.
E.4          “Anything Grows” card. [n.d.]
E.5          “Autumn: the Grand River at Footbridge Rd.” Signed, final proof. 2005.

E.6          “Barrenwort”, signed. [n.d.]
E.7          “Beach draft”, signed, final proof. [2012?].
E.8          “Beach harvest”, signed, final proof. [2012].
E.9          “Beach littler”, signed, final proof. [2012].
E.10        “Bear’s paw”, signed, final proof. [2012?].
E.11        “Beechnuts”, signed, final proof. [2009].
E.12        “Bellwort”. [n.d.]
E.13        “Beech Poole”, artist’s proof, 2 copies. One signed and titled, the other is not. [n.d.]
E.14        “Betta”, signed, final proof. 2011.
E.15        “Bird of Paradise”, signed, final proof. [n.d.]
E.16        “Bracket Fungi”, signed, final proof. 2011.
E.17        “Bread and Cheese”, signed, final proof. 2013.
E.18        “A Brief Note to the Stars”. 2004.
E.19        “Broccoli”, signed, final proof. 2013.
E.20        “Burmese cats”, signed, final proof. [n.d.]
E.21        Business card for Brender à Brandis.

E.22        “Cabbage”.
E.22        Christmas card. 2003.
E.23        “Christmas cactus”, signed, final proof. 2010.
E.24        “A Christmas Rose”, artist’s proof. [n.d.]
E.25        “Chrysanthemums”, signed, final proof. 2007.
E.26        “Cio-cio watching the door”, signed, artist’s proof #2. [n.d.]
E.27        “Cio-cio watching the door”, signed, final proof. [n.d.]
E.28        “Cittern”, signed, final proof. 2003.
E.29        “Clematis”, signed, final proof. 2011.
E.30        “Concerto for cymbidium and violin”, signed, final proof. 2005.
E.31        “Conch”, signed, final proof. 2012.
E.32        “Corn”, signed, final proof. 2012.
E.33        “Covered bridge at West Montrose”, signed, final proof. 2005.
E.34        “Crab”, signed, final proof. 2012.
E.35        “Cymbals”, signed, final proof. [c.2003?]
E.36        “Cypripedium reginae”, signed final proof. 2010.

E.37        “Daffodil ‘jetfire’”, signed, final proof. 2012.
E.38        “Daisies”, signed final proof. 2011.
E.39        “Dutchman’s Breeches”, signed. [n.d.]

E.40        “Ebby”, signed, final proof. 2011.
E.41        “Egg”, signed, final proof. 2009.
E.42        “Elora Gorge”, signed, artist’s proof. 2006.
E.43        “Emerging skunk cabbage”, signed, final proof. 2008.
E.44        “End of winter on the Upper Grand River”, signed, final proof. 2008.
E.45        “English Bluebells”, signed, artist’s proof. [c.2007].
E.46        “English Bluebells”, signed, final proof. 2007.

E.47        “Fiddle”, signed, final proof. 2003.
E.48        “Fife and drum”, signed, final proof. 2003.
E.49        “Fireweed”, signed, artist’s proof. 2007.
E.50        “Fishing boats at Port Maitland”, signed, artist’s proof. 2007.
E.51        “Flute”, signed, final proof. [2003?].
E.52        “Freesias”, signed, final proof. 2011.
E.53        “Fuchsia”, signed, final proof. 2009.

E.54        “Garlic”, signed, final proof. 2009.
E.55        “Gentian, signed, final proof. 2007.
E.56        “Geranium tea”, signed, artist’s proof. [n.d.]
E.57        “Grand River at Doon”, signed, final proof. 2008.
E.58        “Grand River at Six Nations”, signed, artist’s proof #1 and #2. [n.d.]
E.59        “Grand River at York”, signed, artist’s proof. [n.d.]
E.60        “Grand River in March”, signed, artist’s proof. 2003.
E.61        “Grand River at Woolner’s Flats”, signed, artist proof, 2 copies. 2008.
E.62        “Grand River near Inverhaugh”, signed, final proof. 2005.
E.63        “Grand River silenced by winter”, signed, final proof. 2008.
E.64        “Green Dragon (Arisaema dracotium)”, signed, final proof. 2008.

E.65        “Half full”, signed, final proof. [n.d.]
E.66        “Harbinger of Spring”, signed, final proof. 2009.
E.67        “Harp”, signed, final proof. [2003?].
E.68        “Hoop-petticoats”, signed, final proof. 2011.
E.69        “Hops”, signed, final proof. 2011.
E.70        “Hornpipe”, signed, final proof. 2003.

E.71        “I wandered lonely as a cloud”, signed. [n.d.]
E.72        “Iris Versicolor”, signed, final proof. [n.d.]
E.73        “Irises”, signed, final proof. [n.d.]

E.74        “Japanese Anemone”, signed, final proof. 2007.
E.75        John Cowling invitation. [c.2003].
E.76        “Junction of the Nith and the Grand Rivers at Paris”, signed, artist’s proof #1 and #2. 2008.
E.77        “Junction of the Nith and the Grand Rivers at Paris”, signed, final proof. 2008.

E.78        “Kefersteinia Pellita”, signed, final proof. 2003.
E.79        “Kettledrums”, signed, final proof. 2003.
E.80        “Kiss-me-at-the-garden-gate”, signed, final proof. [n.d.]

E.81        “Lady in Waiting”, signed, final proof. 2005.
E.82        “Lady’s Mantle”, signed, artist’s proof. [2007?].
E.83        “Lady’s Mantle”, signed, final proof. 2007.
E.84        “Lake Bellwood”, signed, artist’s proof, two copies. [n.d.]
E.85        “Lenten Rose”, signed, artist’s proof. [n.d.]
E.86        “Linden in October”, signed, final proof. 2010.
E.87        “Loghouse near Monticello”, signed, final proof. 2008.
E.88        “Lowtide”, signed, final proof. 2012.
E.89        “Lucine”, signed, final proof. 2012.
E.90        “Lucky find”, signed, final proof. 2012.

E.91        “Maripose Lily”, signed, final proof. 2011.
E.92        “Michigan Lily”, signed, final proof. 2011.
E.93        “More Please”, signed, final proof. 2012.
E.94        “Morning Glories”, signed, final proof. 2007.
E.95        “Morning Light: The Avon River at Avon-town”, signed, final proof. 2009.
E.96        “Morning’s treasure”, signed, final proof. [2012?].
E.97        “Mourning Dove”, signed, artist’s proof. 2008.
E.98        “Mourning Dove”, signed, final proof. [2008?].
E.99        “Mouth of the Grand River”, signed, final proof, left and right panels. 2007.
E.100     “My Father’s Wheelbarrow”, signed, final proof. 2011.

E.101     “Narcissus ‘Angel’s Tears’”, signed. [n.d.]
E.102     “Narcissus ‘Thalia’”, signed. 2013.
E.103     “Near Blair”, signed, final proof. 2005.
E.104     “News from Home”, signed, final proof. [n.d.]
E.105     “Nodding Trillium (T. Cernuum)”, signed, final proof. 2007.

E.106     “October on the Nith River”, signed, final proof. 2013.
E.107     “Orchid cactus”, signed, final proof. 2011.

E.108     “Paphiopedilum Arthur”, signed, final proof. [n.d.]
E.109     “Paphiopedilum Barbi-doll”, signed, final proof. 2009.
E.110     “Paphiopedilums”, signed, final proof. 2011.
E.111     “Perth County”, signed, final proof. 2011.
E.112     “Pilgrim’s hat”, signed, final proof. 2012.
E.113     “Pipe and tabor”, signed, final proof. 2003.
E.114     “Plums”, signed, final proof. 2009.
E.115     “Positive organ”, signed, final proof. 2003.
E.116     “Preparing Breakfast”, signed, final proof. 2013.
E.117     “Psaltery”, signed, final proof. 2003.
E.118     “Psycopsiella limminghei”, signed, final proof. 2010.

E.119     “Queen Anne’s Lace”, signed final proof. 2007.

E.120     “Rain on Water Lettuce”, signed, final proof. 2010.
E.121     “Rebec”, signed, final proof. 2003.
E.122     “Recorders”, signed. 2003.
E.123     “Rose ‘Vanilla Kordana’”, signed, final proof, two copies. 2007.
E.124     “Roothold”, signed, final proof. 2011.

E.125     “Sackbut”, signed, final proof. 2003.
E.126     “Saint Francis”, signed, artist’s proofs #1-5 and first state. [c.2004].
E.127     “Second St. Francis”, signed artist’s proofs #1-3. 2004.
E.128     “Saint Francis of Assisi”, signed. [c.2004].
E.129     “Sandpiper”, signed, final proof. 2007.
E.130     “Scallop Shell dish”, signed, final proof. [2012?].
E.131     “Second State”, signed, final proof. 2009.
E.132     “Self-2005”, signed, final proof. 2005.
E.133     “Smudge”, signed, final proof. 2011.
E.134     “Snapping turtle”, signed, final proof. 2007.
E.135     “Snowdrift”, signed, final proof. 2010.
E.136     “Source of the Grand River”, signed, final proof. 2008.
E.137     “Split-rail fence”, signed, final proof. 2011.
E.138     “Spring Beauty”, signed. [n.d.]
E.139     “Spruce”, signed. 1997.
E.140     “Star Magnolia”, signed. [n.d.]
E.141     “Stranded”, signed, final proof. 2012.
E.142     “The Stratford Hair Shoppe”, signed, final proof. 2008.
E.143     “Strawberries”, signed, final proof. 2009.
E.144     “Sundial”, signed, final proof. 2012.
E.145     “A swell of irises”, signed, final proof. 2007.

E.146     “Tideline”, signed, final proof. 2012.
E.147     “Toad Lily”, signed, final proof. 2007.
E.148     “Trilliums”, signed, final proof. 2009.
E.149     “Triton”, signed, final proof. [2012?]
E.150     “Trout Creek near Fairview”, signed, final proof. [2008].
E.151     “Trumpet”, signed, final proof. 2003.
E.152     “Twinleaf”, signed, final proof. [n.d.]

E.153     “Umbrella Leaf”, signed, final proof. 2007.

E.154     “Venus Flytrap”, signed, final proof. 2007.
E.155     “Vertebra”, signed, final proof. 2012.
E.156     “View of the Grand River from Ruthven”, signed, artist’s proofs, two copies. [2007?]
E.157     “View of the Grand River from Ruthven”, signed, final proof. 2007.
E.158     “Viola da gamba”, signed, final proof. 2003.
E.159     “Violas”, signed, final proof. 2012.
E.160     “Virginal”, signed, final proof. [2003?].

E.161     “Walk in the Woods”, signed, final proof. 2011.
E.162     “Whelk”, signed, final proof. 2012.
E.163     “Whiteman’s Creek joins the Grand River at Five Oaks”, signed, final proof and print. [n.d.]
E.164     “Winter on the Grand/The Silent River”, signed, artist’s proofs, two copies. 2003.
E.165     “Wintergreen”, signed, final proof. 2007.

E.166     “Yellow Goat’s Beard”, signed, artist’s proof #3. 2010.

E.167     “ Zinnia”, signed, final proof. 2007.

Box 8
F.1          “An Artist’s Garden” Triptych. Three Resingrave blocks. 1996.
F.2          Sketches.

Box 9
F.3          Pencil drawings on tracing paper. Note: The drawings have not been fixed in any way and will deteriorate with handling. Please handle papers by the edges and with great care.

Box 4
“Mouth of the Grand River at Port Maitland”, final proof with both left and right sides. 2007.
“For Conservancy”. Superior Propane Inc. Poster. 1995.
“Vancouver Orchid Festival”. Poster, signed.

Series 2
Correspondence and other material. 1977-2008. – 4.5 cm of textual material. – Title based on contents of series.

Box 9
F.4          Correspondence. 1977-2003.
F.5          Chapbook notes.
F.6          Sheet music.
F.7          Programmes. 1988-2002.
F.8          Pamphlets and promotional material.
F.9          Alcuin Citation for Excellence in Book Design. 2008.
F.10        Clippings.
F.11        Brass Tacks. Vol. 2, No. 2. May 1980.

Series 3
Reel to reel films. 1988; [n.d.]. – 2 reel to reel films. – Title based on contents of series.

1. “Bookwright”. Reel to reel. [Random Walk, producer. 25 minutes. 1988.]
2. Untitled. Reel to reel.


The following book has been removed from the archive and added to the Division’s monograph collection:
Pignataro, Anthony M. From Under a Linden Tree. Sarum House: Toronto, 2011. The book features engravings by G. Brender à Brandis.


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